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Primary School Dance
for Reception and Key Stage 1 Contents

Planning
How Do We Teach?
What Do We Teach?
When Do We Teach?
Minimum Expected Standards of Performance for Dance
Dance Schemes of Work (Reception, Year 1, Year 2)
Using the Units of Work
Assessment

Lesson Plans

Reception
Year 1
Year 2

Appendices (Masters for Activities)
Music for Primary School Dance

Planning

Access to Physical Activity
Planning the Lesson
Planning for Inclusion

1. Equal Opportunities in Dance
2. Cultural Diversity
3. Special Educational needs

Planning for Good Practice in Dance
Planning for Safety - Risk Assessment

 

How Do We Teach?

Use a Variety of Teaching Styles
Employ a Range of Teaching Strategies
Utilise Demonstration
Use Appropriate Accompaniment
Choose the Right Stimulus

What Do We Teach?

The Language of Dance – Its Movement Content

1. WHAT is the body doing?
2. HOW is the body moving?
3. WHERE are the movements going to be performed?
4. WITH WHOM or WHAT is the action performed?

The Essential Aspects of Dance

1. Composing
2. Performing
3. Appreciating

Dance Composition

1. How are dances made?
2. Patterns of movement.
3. What is a motif?
4. Dance structure.
5. Frameworks.

When Do We Teach?

Dance Activities in the Foundation Stage
Dance Activities – Key Stage 1
Key Words for Dance for National Curriculum 2000

Minimum Expected Standards of Performance for Dance

Expected Learning Outcomes – Reception
Expectations for children by the age of 7 years

1. Minimum Expected Standards for Years 1 & 2

Dance Scheme of Work - Reception
Dance Scheme of Work - Year 1
Dance Scheme of Work - Year 2

Using the Units of Work
Assessment

Lesson Plans

All units of work include a detailed description of Learning Objectives for the Unit, Dances in the Unit and Expected Learning Outcomes for the Unit.

Each dance in the Reception section includes Learning Objectives, Dance Framework, Possible Links with Early Learning Goals and Ideas for Stimuli and Related Activities

Each dance in Year 1 and Year 2 includes Learning Objectives, Dance Framework, Expected Learning Outcomes and Ideas for Stimuli and Related Activities

Reception

Reception Unit 1

Dance (1) Stars
Dance (2) Rabbits
Dance (3) Follow My Feet
Dance (4) Hickory Dickory Dock
Dance (5) Autumn Leaves

Reception Unit 2

Dance (6) Icicles and Water
Dance (7) Mr Jelly and Mr Strong
Dance (8) Wriggling William
Dance (9) The Angry Elephant

Reception Unit 3

Dance (10) Blowing Bubbles
Dance (11) Dinosaurs
Dance (12) The Shaking Puppet

Reception Unit 4

Dance (13) The Scarf
Dance (14) Painting a Picture
Dance (15) The Hungry Caterpillar

Year 1

Year 1 Unit 1

Dance (16) Streamers
Dance (17) Conkers
Dance (18) Playing With a Ball

Year 1 Unit 2

Dance (19) March, March, March
Dance (20) Jack and the Beanstalk

Year 1 Unit 3

Dance (21) Fog and Sunshine
Dance (22) Washing Day
Dance (23) Handa's Surprise

Year 1 Unit 4

Dance (24) The Rainbow Fish
Dance (25) We're Going on a Bear Hunt

Year 2

Year 2 Unit 1

Dance (26) The Cat
Dance (27) Balloons
Dance (28) Reach for the Stars

Year 2 Unit 2

Dance (29) Friends
Dance (30) Bubbles
Dance (31) Shadows

Year 2 Unit 3

Dance (32) Words and Messages
Dance (33) Three Little Pigs

Year 2 Unit 4

Dance (34) Copy Cat
Dance (35) Pat-A-Cake Polka
Dance (36) Jumping Joan
Dance (37) Elsden Circle Dance
Dance (38) Anything Goes
Dance (39) Galopede
Dance (40) Circassian Circle

Appendices (Masters for Activities)

(1) Stars in Space
(2) Rabbits
(3) Hickory Dickory Dock
(5) Autumn Leaves
(6) Icicles and Water
(7) Mr Jelly and Mr Strong
(8) Wriggling William
(9) The Angry Elephant
(11) Dinosaurs
(13) The Scarf
(15) The Hungry Caterpillar
(16) Streamers

(17) Conkers
(19) March, March, March
(20) Jack and the Beanstalk
(21) Fog and Sunshine
(23) Handa's Surprise
(24) The Rainbow Fish
(25) We're Going on a Bear Hunt
(26) The Cat
(27) Balloons
(30) Bubbles
(32) Words and Word Messages
(33) Three Little Pigs

Music for Primary School Dance

Reception

1. Dance No. 1 - Stars in Space
2. Dance No. 2 - Rabbits
3. Dance No. 3 - Follow my Feet: Giant Srides and Fairy Steps
4. Dance No. 3 - Marching and Skipping
5. Dance No. 3 - Creeping and Galloping
6. Dance No. 3 - Sad and Happy
7. Dance No. 3 - Angry and Calm
8. Dance No. 4 - Hickory Dickory Dock
9. Dance No. 5 - Autumn Leaves (Click to Listen)
10. Dance No. 6 - Icicles and Water
11. Dance No. 7 - Mr Jelly and Mr Strong
12. Dance No. 8 - Wriggling William
13. Dance No. 9 - The Angry Elephant
14. Dance No. 10 - Blowing Bubbles
15. Dance No. 11 - Dinosaurs
16. Dance No. 12 - The Shaking Puppet
17. Dance No. 13 - The Scarf
18. Dance No. 14 - Painting a Picture

Music arranged and performed by:- Lincoln Noel and Neil Shepherd

Year 1

1. Dance No. 16 - Streamers
2. Dance No. 17 - Conkers
3. Dance No. 18 - Playing with a Ball
4. Dance No. 19 - March March March (dance 1)
5. Dance No. 19 - March March March (dance 2)
6. Dance No. 20 - Jack and the Beanstalk
7. Dance No. 21 - Fog and Sunshine
8. Dance No. 22 - Washing Day
9. Dance No. 23 - Handa's Surprise
10. Dance No. 24 - The Rainbow Fish

Music arranged and performed by:- Jacob Grant, Lisa Kegan and Winston Samuels

Year 2

1. Dance No. 26 - The Cat
2. Dance No. 27 - Balloons
3. Dance No. 28 - Reach for the Stars
4. Dance No. 29 - Friends
5. Dance No. 30 - Bubbles
6. Dance No. 31 - Shadows
7. Dance No. 33 - Three Little Pigs
8. Dance No. 34 - A 32 Bar Jig (A)
9. Dance No. 34 - A 32 Bar Jig (B)
10. Dance No. 34 - Copy Cat
11. Dance No. 35 - This Old Man
12. Dance No. 35 - Pat-A-Cake Polka
13. Dance No. 36 - A 24 Bar Jig
14. Dance No. 36 - Jumping Joan
15. Dance No. 37 - A 32 Bar Jig
16. Dance No. 37 - Eslden Circle Dance
    and Dance No. 38 - Anything Goes
17. Dance No. 39 - Part of Galopede
18. Dance No. 39 - "C" Part of Galopede
19. Dance No. 39 - Galopede
20. Dance No. 40 - A 32 Bar Jig
21. Dance No. 40 - Circassian Circle

Music arranged and performed by:- Jacob Grant, Lisa Kegan, Carolyn Robson and Winston Samuels

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